, 1887-10-12
STERRY CAPTURED.
One of the Escaped 0uartette
Arrested in Denver.
Mccoy and Leroy Making for the
British Possessions.
Posses from Douglas and Buffalo
Ioin in the Chase.


Sheriff Sharpless yesterday afternoon
received a telegram from Chief Brady, of
the Denver police force, stating in sub
stance that VIM. G. Sterry, the smallest
fry of the escaped quartette, was in Gus
tody in that city. The pleasing informa-
ton was accompanied by a request that a
Laramie county officer be sent for the
prisoner at once, and that he need only be
armed with the 5000 reward offered for
the apprehension of Sterry, that a redui-
sition was unnecessary, as the alleged
horse thief had expressed a willingness to
return to his old quarters in the Cheyenne
Jail.
Prosecuting Attorney Stoll received a
letter from one of Sterry's Denver friends
last evening offering to compromise the
case. The proposition was that the
escaped man would be returned and NO
reward claimed if he be allowed to plead
guilty and have a light penalty imposed.
1t is evident hat the arrest was effected
after the writing of the letter, and it is
more than probable that the criminal in
question will receive justice and nothing
more.
The recaptured mans family resides in
Denver and he started for that city imme.
diately after escaping. He might have
been appreheuded several days ago but
for the general belief among the officials
and others that his home was in Ne
braska. 1t is barely possible that Sterry
can post the officers as to the whereabouts
OF Jones, the wizard burglar, who left no
trace in his hasty flight.
An officer left the city on a freight late
last night and will return with Sterry
this evening.
On the Trail.
As stated in THE LEADER Yesterday
morning, Mccoy and Leroy stole horses
and saddles at a ranch on Cherry creek,
Goshen's hole, and within ten miles of
Fort Laramie, sometime last Friday night.
AT 4 o'clock Saturday morning the pair
passed through Fort Laramie, travelling in
a northwesterly direction. 1t now trans.
pires that they could easily have mounted
the horses used by two of their pursuers,
had they so elected, as Oscar Sharpless
and Chas. Moore were sleeping al the
Cherry creek ranch that night. These
two deputies must have passed the fugi-
tives in Box Elder canyon, a weird,
broken and rugged locality, that would
afford an excellent hiding place. 1t is
said that Sharpless and Moore were in
formed that two suspicious looking strang-
ers were camping near the Cherry creek
ranch, but deferred visiting the camp I'M
til morning. People who know the gen.
tlemen do not credit this yarn.
The entire northern portion of the ter
ritory is up IN arms. Stock Detective
Canton and a strong posse are out from
Buffalo, while the deputy United States
marshal at that point will Join the chase
this morning. Malcomb Campbell,
Douglas, John Owens, John Steffn, j. F.
Sullivan and Pete Sweeney, of Lusk, are
leading parties, while three posses freu
Fort Laramie are in hot pursuit. Though
the fugitives are now mounted and in a
country where friends are to be found,
their escape seems impossible. The truth
OF the matter is that they should have
been captured last Friday or Saturday,
but the storm seemingly dampened the
ardor of the pursurers and enthused the
fleeing men, who were then almost ex-
hausted.